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4.4 AVERAGE
4.4 AVERAGE
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Read this right after reading Not Without My Daughter by Betty MahMoody, and the books compliment each other well. Persepolis is a graphic novel, the first I've ever read. It was really an adjustment for me to get used to having the pictures tell as much of the story as the text. But I thought the story was interesting, and kind of backwards from what I would have thought the outcome to be. I would have thought she'd be happy to leave Iran and have back many of the freedoms she not longer had there. But instead she accomplishes nothing and really struggles during her time in Europe. (Some due to her own choices and some due to the prejudices of others.) She ends up going back to Iran to be with her family, and it isn't until then, that she finds a way to make a successful life for herself. It's really an interesting read.
*Be warned that during her time in Europe there is some sexual and drug content.
*Be warned that during her time in Europe there is some sexual and drug content.
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Great use of graphics; amazing use of humor: a great experience; a great journey. from the symbols that cannot be 'seen' to the use of 'frames' which are cleverly used to 'reframe' the stereotypical thinking of people outside Iran, it's just beautifully able to show the flaw in human nature which ironically make the book look fictional/ unreal.
Great way to learn a bit modern Iranian history and challenge some preconceived ideas
Paperback
Paperback
'Persepolis' is de eerste graphic novel die ik las. Een mooie eerste ervaring om mijn leesjaar (bijna) mee af te sluiten. Marjane vertelt op een pakkende manier met alle eerlijkheid haar coming-of-age verhaal. Ze neemt ons mee in de mooiste maar ook donkerste momenten van haar worsteling met identiteit en geloof.
I truly enjoyed this book, not only because it told a compelling story about someone growing up in revolutionary Iran, but because its genre is so rare. I'm always a big fan of female coming of age stories because I got tired of reading the male versions in literature classes. And to write it as a graphic novel makes it even more compelling. There should be a lot more of these around.
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I love how we get perspective for a little before the war and after to show the dichotomy. This was a gentle reminder that a place you love doesn’t always love you back.
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